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EMEA Daily: Russian Companies Scramble to Open Chinese Bank Accounts; Report: VTB Could Close in Europe Within Days
EMEA Daily: Russian Companies Scramble to Open Chinese Bank Accounts; Report: VTB Could Close in...
March 03, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, as the hammer comes down on Russians banking in the West, companies are scrambling to open...

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Brands Expect Hit to Bottom Lines as They Respond to Ukraine Invasion
Brands Expect Hit to Bottom Lines as They Respond to Ukraine Invasion
March 03, 2022  |  Retail

Just as the omicron variant of the coronavirus was starting to ease — and supply chain woes with it — Russia invaded Ukraine, triggering new...

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Today in Food Commerce: Amazon Turns Focus to Grocery; F&B Businesses Remove Russian Brands
Today in Food Commerce: Amazon Turns Focus to Grocery; F&B Businesses Remove Russian Brands
March 03, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, restaurants and grocers respond to Russia, and Kroger looks to personalized rewards to maintain customer loyalty in the face of pricing...

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Report: EU Considers SWIFT Ban for Belarus Banks
Report: EU Considers SWIFT Ban for Belarus Banks
March 03, 2022  |  International

Days after several Russian banks were reportedly barred from SWIFT, the international messaging system used to process payments, the European Union is considering adding banks...

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PBOC Says Number of High-Risk Banks to Fall as It Cracks Down
PBOC Says Number of High-Risk Banks to Fall as It Cracks Down
March 03, 2022  |  Banking

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said Thursday (March 3) that it expects to see a continuing drop in the number of high-risk banks across...

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France Expansion Has Gopuff Weighing UK Worker Status 
France Expansion Has Gopuff Weighing UK Worker Status 
March 03, 2022  |  Delivery

Months after expanding into the U.K. and a day following its launch in France, U.S. delivery startup Gopuff is weighing the status of its workforce...

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Weavr CEO: Banking as a Service Solutions Create Complexity, Cost for Online Businesses
Weavr CEO: Banking as a Service Solutions Create Complexity, Cost for Online Businesses
March 03, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Banking application programming interfaces (APIs) are becoming more and more common on the market as more and more banks look to APIs to help digitize...

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GoPuff Expands Across France with its 24/7 Delivery Service
GoPuff Expands Across France with its 24/7 Delivery Service
March 02, 2022  |  Delivery

Delivery startup Gopuff is launching expansion efforts into France and is currently serving all of Paris, most of Île-de-France, and parts of Marseille, Lille and...

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Africa’s VC Ecosystem: Lack Of Seed-Stage Funding, Tough Landscape For Female Tech Founders
Africa’s VC Ecosystem: Lack Of Seed-Stage Funding, Tough Landscape For Female Tech Founders
March 01, 2022  |  Investments

A lack of seed investments continues to prove a challenge in Africa’s venture capital space, despite increasing signs of improvement in recent years. In 2019...

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